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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 4

Hardware, Software and Storage

Learners classify hardware, system software and application software and explain why updates matter, compare storage sizes from bytes to terabytes (each unit about 1,000 times the one before) and estimate how many files fit, compare storage on a device with cloud storage on servers, and plan backups so an important file always exists in two places.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 65 minutes
  • Storage check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, type a number, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Classify hardware, system software (such as the operating system) and application software, and explain why software updates matter.
  • Compare storage units (byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, each about 1,000 times the one before) and estimate how many files fit in a space.
  • Compare storage on a device with cloud storage, and explain why a backup copy in a second place protects important work.

Lessons

  1. Kinds of software and why they update 3 steps2 practiceabout 15 min
  2. Measuring storage 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  3. On the device or in the cloud? 3 steps2 practiceabout 14 min
  4. Back it up 4 steps2 practiceabout 19 min
  5. Storage check 8 questions at the end

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